whistle-blower
or whis·tle blow·er
[ hwis-uh l-bloh-er, wis- ]
/ ˈʰwɪs əlˌbloʊ ər, ˈwɪs- /
noun
a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
Words nearby whistle-blower
whistle for, whistle in the dark, whistle pig, whistle stop, whistle up, whistle-blower, whistle-stop, whistler, whistler's mother, whistler, james, whistling
Origin of whistle-blower
First recorded in 1965–70
OTHER WORDS FROM whistle-blower
whis·tle-blow·ing, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for whistle-blower
That tells us he may have been more than just a “whistle-blower.”
The difference between a leaker and a whistle-blower is important.
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“I was amazed at how terrifying it would be to be a whistle-blower,” he says.
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British Dictionary definitions for whistle-blower
whistle-blower
noun
informal a person who informs on someone or puts a stop to something
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